Hartington, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,640. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,587 (-3.2% change)
Males: 805 (49.1%), Females: 835 (50.9%)

Cedar County

Zip code: 68739

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $33,365
Median house value: $60,700

Population by Race

Races in Hartington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (63.4%), Irish (10.1%), Norwegian (6.1%), Danish (5.0%), English (4.6%), Swedish (4.3%).

Elevation: 1380 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hartington

  • High school or higher: 77.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hartington city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-1.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hartington:

  • AVERA SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; YANKTON, SD)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; YANKTON, SD)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA HUMAN SERVICES CENTER (about 21 miles; YANKTON, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hartington:

  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 22 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 46 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hartington:

  • HARTINGTON MUNI (about 2 miles; HARTINGTON, NE; Abbreviation: 0B4)
  • HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD (about 25 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Abbreviation: VMR)
  • BLOOMFIELD MUNI (about 29 miles; BLOOMFIELD, NE; Abbreviation: 84Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hartington:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 26 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 119 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 119 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Schools

Public high school in Hartington:

  • HARTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 171; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Hartington:

  • CEDAR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 401 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hartington:

  • HARTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 143; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Hartington:

  • HOLY TRINITY ELEMENTARY (Students: 196; Location: 502 S BROADWAY; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Hartington:

  • HARTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $84,088; Location: 106 SOUTH BROADWAY; 16,673 books; 153 audio materials; 703 video materials; 57 serial subscriptions)